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[jontyrhodes]

Hi there, just want to share my first ever laver and wood reserve bat Custom made to my specifications. Weighs 2'13 with full profile.
Had asked for a willow that did not have any blemishes or knots and hard wood...but there are bunch of marks on the bat with little heartwood to the right handers inside edge...
Thought of returning it but the ping was AWESOME for me to keep it ....posting one picture now..will try to upload more...(Updated the post with all teh pictures )

[simonmay5]

Your be mad to return that a stunning piece of willow 

[sanredrose]

Was the bat knocked by L&W ?

[jontyrhodes]

@simonmay5....No way i am gonna return that after having pinged it

@sanredrose....Yes that was knocked and oiled by Laver and Wood

[Centurion]

Whats wrong with the willow mate? And gorgeous stickers btw


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[jontyrhodes]

@Centurian ..Nothing wrong mate..I had specifically asked for a willow that did not have any blemishes or heartwood...As I unpacked it and saw blemishes and heartwood, I was little disappointed..But after I pinged the ball I was well satisfied 
Well by the way stickers and the grip were my choice

[Northern monkey]

That's gonna ping like a very pingy thing!
There's a lot of wood in the right places there, stunning

[Stuey]

Lovely looking stick.
 

[potzy248]

If it had normal stickers then you wouldn't see the top blemish. I would encourage everyone to ask laver for some options to choose from. Then you know exactly what your getting.

Saying that I would be very happy with that and as always I know it will score millions of runs. Good luck.

[Ams4287]

I've just replaced my lavers green shield stickers with the retro ones - really suit a grainy blade.

Cracking looking profile - what handle did you pick?

[i12breakfree]

Really nice profile and good looking bat. I can understand if you asked for super clean willow and got this, it does add to some disappointment. But as long as the ping is desirable you should be happy
Transparent stickers also lead to more willow being exposed.
Enjoy your new bat.

[Six Sixes Cricket]

Looks lovely to me. Not keen on these stickers tho. I presume it's 'reserve' grade?

[edge]

It's called heartwood, not hard wood! Bat looks lovely.

[WalkingWicket37]

It's called heartwood, not hard wood! Bat looks lovely.

I hadn't even noticed that in the first post. Perhaps this is what caused the confusion and instructions not being followed 100%

Speaking of heartwood and hard wood...
That bat looks beautiful, lovely grains and heartwood on the edge I like it. If I received a bat that looked like that there's no doubt I'd get hard wood 

[Nmcgee]

Lovely bat Jonty.

As a side note, a bespoke bat maker that does not deliver EXACTLY what you have requested, and paid for, annoys the daylights out of me. It's happened to me on numerous occasions from various companies.